How to use Windows Live
Already using Windows Live Hotmail or
Windows Live Messenger? Windows Live can help you synchronize all of the ways you communicate and share. Imagine one convenient place online to share photos, files, e-mail, and see what’s new with your social network. With Windows Live, it's easier than ever to stay connected to the people and things that matter to you.
Put it all together
Need more ideas about how Windows Live can help you stay in sync? These are just a few examples of the things you can do with Windows Live online and Windows Live Essentials for your PC.
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Talk to your friends
With Hotmail or Messenger, you can move a conversation from e-mail to IM and back again. IM with Messenger contacts from your Hotmail inbox—and see your friends’ status so you’re never out of touch.
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Stay in touch—anytime, anywhere
With Windows Live for Mobile, your Hotmail goes where you go. With an easy-to-use interface designed for a mobile screen, it’s easy to read, write, and manage your e-mail wherever you’re connected to the Internet.
It all starts with your Windows Live ID
Windows Live ID = instant access
If you're already using Hotmail or Messenger, your user name is your Windows Live ID, and it gets you started with all the online services—including 25 GB of free storage, easy photo editing and sharing, online groups, and more. Access them all in one place with Hotmail.
Get more updates in one place
Add your favorite sites, like Facebook, Yelp, or Twitter to Windows Live, and your friends will get your updates in their “What’s New
” feed. That means you don’t have to e-mail or IM all your friends to let them know what you’re up to.
Rediscover Hotmail
Packed with new features, Hotmail is more social than ever and gives you lots of tools so it’s easy to make Hotmail your own:
- find and insert maps, photos, video, restaurant details, and more with “
Quick add
” - see your friends’ status messages with the “
What’s New
” feed - enjoy the freedom of ever-expanding storage (Assumes a reasonable monthly growth rate.)
- access Hotmail on your Windows Mobile phone, Blackberry, or iPhone
See “What’s New
” at a glance
The “What’s New
” feed is threaded throughout your Windows Live experience so you know instantly what’s going on in your network of friends. See who posted new photos or commented on a blog, and track who’s currently online. From Hotmail to your Windows Live Home to Messenger, the “What’s New
” feed keeps you in touch.
Take a closer look…
Online services
The Windows Live online services all work together so it’s easy to keep in touch with the people and things that matter to you most.
Explore the online services- Hotmail
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Profile
Profile
Easily share your latest updates and key information to family, friends, or the whole world.
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Photos
Photos
Tag and share photos, make slideshows, and let friends and family comment on their favorites.
Learn more - SkyDrive
- Spaces
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Groups
Groups
Connect and collaborate online with your real-world teams, clubs, family, and other groups.
Learn more - Calendar
Applications for your PC
Windows Live Essentials is free software that you download to your desktop to help you organize and manage your stuff on your computer, so it’s easy to share online.
Explore the Windows Live Essentials for your PC- Messenger
- Photo Gallery
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Writer
Writer
Compose your blog, add your photos and links to your video, then post it on the web.
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Family Safety
Family Safety
Manage and monitor your children’s Web experience so they can surf the Internet more safely.
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Movie Maker
Movie Maker
Create beautiful, memorable movies, then publish to the Web with a few clicks.
Learn more